# 2021–22 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

The 2021–22 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season started non-conference play on November 9, 2021 and began conference play on December 30, 2021. The regular season ended on March 5, 2022, followed by the 2022 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament from March 9 to March 13.

## Conference Schedule

Each team is scheduled to play 18 conference games. This results in each team playing 8 teams a singular time and 5 teams twice, once at home and once on the road.

## Head Coaches
### Coach Changes

Fordham hired Kyle Neptune after Jeff Neubauer was fired during the previous midseason after a 1–7 start.
George Mason hired Kim English after Dave Paulsen was fired after going 13–9.

### Coaches

| Team | Head Coach | Previous Job | Years At School | Record at School | Atlantic 10 Record | Atlantic 10 Titles | NCAA Tournaments | Sweet 16 Appearances | Elite 8 Appearances |
| Davidson | Bob McKillop | Long Island Lutheran HS | 33 | 606-373 | 76-43 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Dayton | Anthony Grant | Oklahoma City Thunder (Assistant) | 5 | 78-41 | 48-22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duquesne | Keith Dambrot | Akron | 5 | 65-47 | 35-33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fordham | Kyle Neptune | Villanova (Assistant) | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Mason | Kim English | Tennessee (Assistant) | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Washington | Jamion Christian | Siena | 3 | 17-31 | 9-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Salle | Ashley Howard | Villanova (Assistant) | 4 | 34-52 | 20-33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UMass | Matt McCall | Chattanooga | 5 | 46-65 | 23-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | David Cox | Rhode Island (Assistant) | 4 | 49-39 | 28-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richmond | Chris Mooney | Air Force | 17 | 288-231 | 144-119 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Bonaventure | Mark Schmidt | Robert Morris | 15 | 245-185 | 129-106 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Joseph's | Billy Lange | Philadelphia 76ers (Assistant) | 3 | 11-41 | 5-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Louis | Travis Ford | Oklahoma State | 6 | 89-65 | 43-39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| VCU | Mike Rhoades | Rice | 5 | 80-43 | 43-25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
* Overall and Atlantic 10 records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2020–21 season.
* NCAA Tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.

## Preseason Awards
### Preseason men's basketball poll

First Place Votes in Parentheses
* St. Bonaventure (28) - 392
* Richmond - 359
* Saint Louis - 325
* VCU - 288
* Dayton - 274
* Davidson - 260
* Rhode Island - 231
* George Mason - 158
* UMass - 147
* Saint Joseph's - 144
* Duquesne - 129
* La Salle - 105
* George Washington - 96
* Fordham - 32

### Preseason Honors

| Honor | Recipient |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team | Hyunjung Lee, Davidson |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team | Jacob Gilyard, Richmond |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team | Grant Golden, Richmond |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team | Osun Osunniyi, St. Bonaventure |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team | Kyle Lofton, St. Bonaventure |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 First Team | Javonte Perkins, Saint Louis |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team | James Bishop, George Washington |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team | Tyler Burton, Richmond |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team | Jaren Holmes, St. Bonaventure |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team | Taylor Funk, Saint Joseph's |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team | Jordan Hall, Saint Joseph's |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Second Team | Vince Williams Jr., VCU |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team | Luka Brajkovic, Davidson |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team | Mustapha Amzil, Dayton |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team | Toumani Camara, Dayton |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team | Josh Oduro, George Mason |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team | Jeremy Sheppard, Rhode Island |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Third Team | Yuri Collins, Saint Louis |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Defensive Team | Makhel Mitchell, Rhode Island |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Defensive Team | Jacob Gilyard, Richmond |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Defensive Team | Osun Osunniyi, St. Bonaventure |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Defensive Team | Yuri Collins, Saint Louis |
| Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Defensive Team | Hason Ward, VCU |

## Regular season
### Rankings

| Team | Preseason | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 |
| Davidson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | – |
| Davidson | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | RV | RV | RV | | | |
| Dayton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dayton | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| Duquesne | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Duquesne | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| Fordham | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fordham | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| George Mason | – | – | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| George Mason | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| George Washington | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| George Washington | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| La Salle | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| La Salle | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| UMass | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| UMass | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| Rhode Island | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| Rhode Island | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| Richmond | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| Richmond | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| St. Bonaventure | 23 | 22 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| St. Bonaventure | 24* | 24* | 16 | 25 | RV | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| Saint Joseph's | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| Saint Joseph's | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| Saint Louis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| Saint Louis | – | – | – | RV | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| VCU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
| VCU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | | | |
Notes:
* No Coaches Poll Week 2
* Top Box is the AP Poll
* Bottom Box is the Coaches Poll

### Conference standings

| | | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Tiebreaker |
| Rank | Team | Record | Percent | Record | Percent | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Davidson | 6-0 | 1.000 | 16-2 | .882 | |
| 2 | St. Bonaventure | 3-1 | .750 | 11-4 | .714 | |
| 3 | VCU | 4-2 | .667 | 11-6 | .625 | Ahead of Dayton based on Head-to-Head Win % |
| 4 | Dayton | 4-2 | .667 | 12-7 | .667 | |
| 5 | Rhode Island | 3-2 | .600 | 12-5 | .750 | |
| 5 | Saint Louis | 3-2 | .500 | 12-6 | .667 | |
| 7 | Richmond | 3-3 | .500 | 12-7 | .611 | Ahead of George Mason based on # of games played |
| 8 | George Mason | 1-1 | .500 | 8-7 | .500 | |
| 9 | Fordham | 2-3 | .400 | 9-8 | .563 | |
| 9 | George Washington | 2-3 | .400 | 6-11 | .313 | |
| 11 | Saint Joseph's | 2-4 | .333 | 8-9 | .471 | |
| 12 | Duquesne | 1-3 | .250 | 6-10 | .375 | |
| 13 | UMass | 1-5 | .200 | 8-10 | .444 | |
| 13 | La Salle | 1-5 | .167 | 6-10 | .375 | |

### Conference Matrix

| | Davidson | Dayton | Duquesne | Fordham | George Mason | George Washington | La Salle | UMass | Rhode Island | Richmond | St. Joseph's | Saint Louis | St. Bonaventure | VCU |
| vs. Davidson | – | | | 0-1 | | | | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | | | 0-1 |
| vs. Dayton | | – | 0-1 | | 1-0 | 0-1 | | | | | | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| vs. Duquesne | | 1-0 | – | 1-0 | | | | 0-1 | | | | | 1-0 | |
| vs. Fordham | 1-0 | | 0-1 | – | | | 0-1 | | | 1-0 | | 1-1 | | |
| vs. George Mason | | 0-1 | | | – | 1-0 | | | | | | | | |
| vs. George Washington | | 1-0 | | | 0-1 | – | | | 0-1 | | 1-0 | | | 1-0 |
| vs. La Salle | | | | 1-0 | | | – | | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| vs. UMass | 1-0 | | 1-0 | | | | | – | 1-0 | 1-0 | | 0-1 | | |
| vs. Rhode Island | 1-0 | | | | | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | – | | 0-1 | | | |
| vs. Richmond | 1-0 | | | 0-1 | | | 0-1 | 0-1 | | – | 1-0 | 1-0 | | |
| vs. Saint Joseph's | 1-0 | | | | | 0-1 | 1-0 | | 1-0 | 0-1 | – | | | 1-0 |
| vs. Saint Louis | | 1-0 | | 0-1 | | | | 1-1 | | 0-1 | | – | | |
| vs. St. Bonaventure | | 1-0 | 0-1 | | | | 0-1 | | | | | | – | 0-1 |
| vs. VCU | 1-0 | 0-1 | | | | 0-1 | 0-1 | | | | 0-1 | | 1-0 | – |

### Players of the Week

| Week | Player(s) of the Week | School | Rookie(s) of the Week | School |
| Nov. 15 | Josh Oduro & Taylor Funk | George Mason & Saint Joseph's | Primo Spears | Duquesne |
| Nov. 22 | Jaren Holmes | St. Bonaventure | Erik Reynolds II | Saint Joseph's |
| Nov. 29 | Leon Ayers III | Duquesne | Malachi Smith | Dayton |
| Dec. 6 | Hyunjung Lee | Davidson | Malachi Smith (2) | Dayton (2) |
| Dec. 13 | Jordan Hall | Saint Joseph's (2) | DaRon Holmes II | Dayton (3) |
| Dec. 20 | Tyler Burton | Richmond | Malachi Smith (3) | Dayton (4) |
| Dec. 27 | Luka Brajkovic | Davidson (2) | DaRon Holmes II (2) | Dayton (5) |
| Jan. 3 | Yuri Collins | Saint Louis | Erik Reynolds II (2) | Saint Joseph's (2) |
| Jan. 10 | Foster Loyer | Davidson (3) | Jackie Johnson III | Duquesne (2) |
| Jan. 17 | Luka Brajkovic (2) | Davidson (4) | DaRon Holmes II (3) | Dayton (6) |
| Jan. 24 | Darius Quisenberry | Fordham | Primo Spears (2) | Duquesne (3) |
| Jan. 31 | | | | |
| Feb. 7 | | | | |
| Feb. 14 | | | | |
| Feb. 21 | | | | |
| Feb. 28 | | | | |

### Records against other conferences

| Power 7 Conferences | Record | Power 7 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 8-2 | American | 2-4 |
| Big East | 2-7 | Big Ten | 3-2 |
| Big 12 | 1-2 | Pac-12 | 0-3 |
| SEC | 3-3 | Power 7 Total | 19-23 |
| Other Division I Conferences | Record | Other Division I Conferences | Record |
| America East | 6-2 | ASUN | 2-2 |
| Big Sky | 0-2 | Big South | 3-0 |
| Big West | 1-2 | Colonial | 4-7 |
| Conference USA | 5-5 | Horizon League | 3-0 |
| Ivy League | 7-1 | MAAC | 5-2 |
| MAC | 5-2 | MEAC | 5-1 |
| MVC | 3-4 | MWC | 1-2 |
| NEC | 9-2 | OVC | 2-2 |
| Patriot League | 8-2 | SoCon | 3-1 |
| Southland | None | SWAC | 1-0 |
| Summit League | 2-0 | Sun Belt | 2-0 |
| WAC | 1-1 | WCC | 0-1 |
| Other Division I Total | Other Division I Total | Other Division I Total | 78-41 |
| NCAA Division I Total | NCAA Division I Total | NCAA Division I Total | 97-64 |
| NCAA Division II Total | NCAA Division II Total | NCAA Division II Total | 1-0 |
| NAIA Total | NAIA Total | NAIA Total | 1-0 |
| USCAA Total | USCAA Total | USCAA Total | 1-0 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | Total Non-Conference Record | Total Non-Conference Record | 100-64 |

## Postseason

The Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball tournament was held in Washington, D.C. at Capital One Arena from March 9 to March 13
| First round Wednesday, March 9 ESPN+ | First round Wednesday, March 9 ESPN+ | First round Wednesday, March 9 ESPN+ | Second round Thursday, March 10 USA Network/Peacock | Second round Thursday, March 10 USA Network/Peacock | Second round Thursday, March 10 USA Network/Peacock | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 USA Network/Peacock | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 USA Network/Peacock | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 USA Network/Peacock | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 CBSSN | Championship Sunday, March 13 CBS/Paramount+ | Championship Sunday, March 13 CBS/Paramount+ |
| | | | | | | 1 | Davidson | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Fordham | 54 | 8 | Fordham | 56 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | George Mason | 49 | | | | | | 1 | Davidson | 84 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Saint Louis | 69 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | St. Bonaventure | 56 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Saint Louis | 71 | 5 | Saint Louis | 57 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | La Salle | 63 | 12 | La Salle | 51 | | | | | | | | 1 | Davidson | |
| 13 | Saint Joseph's | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | Richmond |
| | | | | | | 2 | Dayton | 75 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | George Washington | 88 | 10 | UMass | 72 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | UMass | 99 | | | | | | 2 | Dayton | 64 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Richmond | 68 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | VCU | 64 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Richmond | 64 | 6 | Richmond | 75 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rhode Island | 79 | 11 | Rhode Island | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Duquesne | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |